It's Throwback Thursday! I am digging up, dusting off, and updating some posts from the very beginning of Extreme Cards and Papercrafting.
How to Make Pop Up Cards Tutorial
This is Lesson 1 in a series of step by step tutorials on How to Make Pop Ups.
THE SIMPLE BOX
The simple box pop up, cut symmetrically on the fold of the card, is one of the easiest pop up mechanisms to create. This mechanism is also known as the parallel fold pop up or the step pop up.
How to Make a Simple Box Pop Up
Fold a piece of card stock paper in half.
On the outside of the folded card, draw one or more rectangles of any size, where one side of the rectangle is the center fold of the card. Here I have drawn three of various size.
Cut the rectangle sides that are perpendicular to the fold (shown as solid lines).
Score across the top of the rectangle (dotted line).
Create the fold lines by creasing the flap up, then uncreasing.
Flip the card over and crease the flap up on the other side, then uncrease.
Open the card to 90°. From the back, push the rectangles with your finger to pop them forward.
Side View
Affix decorative elements to the fronts or tops of the pop up boxes.
Before gluing, try out the placement of your embellishments to make sure they are not too tall or wide--that they will not be visible when the card is closed.
You can create very different effects by varying the size and placement of the pop up rectangles, or by turning the card to open from the side.
Examples of Simple Box Pop Up Cards
How to Make Pop Up Cards Tutorial
This is Lesson 1 in a series of step by step tutorials on How to Make Pop Ups.
THE SIMPLE BOX
The simple box pop up, cut symmetrically on the fold of the card, is one of the easiest pop up mechanisms to create. This mechanism is also known as the parallel fold pop up or the step pop up.
How to Make a Simple Box Pop Up
Fold a piece of card stock paper in half.
On the outside of the folded card, draw one or more rectangles of any size, where one side of the rectangle is the center fold of the card. Here I have drawn three of various size.
Cut the rectangle sides that are perpendicular to the fold (shown as solid lines).
Score across the top of the rectangle (dotted line).
Create the fold lines by creasing the flap up, then uncreasing.
Flip the card over and crease the flap up on the other side, then uncrease.
Open the card to 90°. From the back, push the rectangles with your finger to pop them forward.
Side View
Affix decorative elements to the fronts or tops of the pop up boxes.
Before gluing, try out the placement of your embellishments to make sure they are not too tall or wide--that they will not be visible when the card is closed.
You can create very different effects by varying the size and placement of the pop up rectangles, or by turning the card to open from the side.
Examples of Simple Box Pop Up Cards